关于2016 ASIA BEAT

2016 ASIA BEAT XIAMEN 亚洲创业大赛，将于2016年3月17日-19日于中国福建省厦门市举办，定位于项目融资和市场进入。大会包含论坛、路演、展位及闭门会议等，届时将迎来亚太15个国家（地区）领先的孵化器，80个优秀创业项目，50几家创投机构和30场的精彩演讲，预计参会者将超过3000人。本次大会所涉领域宽广，包含了人工智能、VR、AR、物联网、互联网金融、区块链技术、企业服务、跨境电商等。

作为中国对外开放的前沿地带，厦门是中国东南沿海的一块投资与创业热土。ASIA BEAT选址在此意在利用厦门辐射全国连接亚洲的区位优势，最大程度地吸纳和迎接来自中国、亚洲乃至全球的观众及创新创业界人士参与交流。

本次大赛由爱特众创承办，财团法人资讯工业策进会、e27、Platum、TechNode等共同协办。

2016 ASIA BEAT XIAMEN is a highly anticipated Asian venture competition hosted by companies such as AtWork, Institute for Information Industry, e27, Platum, and TechNode. To be held in March 2016 in Xiamen, China, this global gathering will boast exclusive forums, conferences, exhibitions, visionary speakers, and serves as a unique platform to spread innovation and engage in upcoming business opportunities in Asia. This competition features 80 teams, representing 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific including, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Israel, and the United States.

Representatives of Top20, YC, 500 Startup, Blue Startup, and other accelerators, domestic and foreign institutional investors, and outstanding venture capitalists are expected to comprise the 3,000+ participants. This event will cover a wide field, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence, VR, AR, e-banking, block chain technology, and cross-border commerce.

The inaugural ASIA BEAT 2014 was held in Taipei, attracting entrepreneurs from eight Asian countries, 77 institutional investors, 185 angel investors, 73 entrepreneurial teams and 42 domestic and foreign media to join the festivities. ASIA BEAT gathers the most valuable business projects with maximum potential, and strives to create the industry's most authoritative event in the Asia-Pacific region.

As China's economic growth expands, Xiamen has turned into a major hot spot for investment and entrepreneurship. ASIA BEAT intends to use Xiamen's advantageous location in China's southeast coast to the fullest, connecting Asia to a world audience in the exchange of innovation and entrepreneurship.